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  • In reply to @davidbisset. Finally you might say "I don't care I like #Mastodon" That's fine. NOTHING wrong w/ that. I'm using it. Most are content. But M has cons I think need addressing (QT not a priority). There's no future where M is "the winner" because there isn't going to be a winner in…

  • In reply to @davidbisset. – That being said, #Mastodon just isn't ready for the "pre-masses" (to be fair Twitter isn't hugely popular by the numbers either). I'm a M user and i've said from early on – and still believe – M's onboarding is still not simple, and like it or not simple wins the…

  • Via theguardian: "Number of active #Mastodon user dropped >30% since peak and continuing slow decline"… https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2023/jan/08/elon-musk-drove-more-than-a-million-people-to-mastodon-but-many-arent-sticking-around Assuming that's accurate: – M isn't for everyone. Some bound to leave. #Twitter believe it or not still has value. – TechMeme: "M is a poor/failed product". If you wanted it to replace #Twitter, that's true. But it won't…

  • Just like how sadly my dish’s size at a buffet determines how much I consume, so does the increased character count on #Mastodon effect how I’m writing short form now.

  • Encountering more items #Fediverse related now that i'm spending more time on #Mastodon. Soapbox – a "UI for the Fediverse" – has a new version (3.0). Looks on the surface very much like Twitter (or the Twitter I most commonly think of). https://soapbox.pub/blog/releasing-soapbox-3.0/

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    Doesn't look like much but i'm now pulling #Tumblr posts via #RSS into my social media "headquarters" project site. That makes pulling my site pulling in #Twitter, #Mastodon, and Tumblr live. Powered by #WordPress and some custom #PHP scripts. Maybe i'll do LinkedIn or Instagram next? Don't use them much but might be worth expanding…

  • TIL that if you are using #Mastodon on the web you can copy a photo into your clipboard and CTRL-V in the "compose post box" and it adds the photo right there. No need to save the image and then drag and drop. Don't know why I was stuck on that method. 👍🏻

  • Can’t find anything to write or personally share on #Mastodon? Boost someone else’s posts – especially those with a smaller reach than you. They might appreciate it and others might find new people to follow.

  • I could take it or leave QT on #Mastodon. But ultimately i'm with @gruber after listening to latest Talk Show. People are going to find a way around it, with a worse user experience. Do it but IMO enable blocks and filters so if i do want to use them (or let my posts maybe…

  • Interesting. According to CEO @Medium maybe has launched a #Mastodon instance with “public announcement shortly” coming out. medium.social/@coachtony/109…

  • Enjoyed this: How to “get your face torn off” making a deeper search API for #Mastodon (via @timbray) “The #Fediverse needs to get its content-licensing crap together.” tbray.org/ongoing/When/2…

  • “The #Mastodon Onslaught on your (#WordPress) blog” via (@donncha). Every time your blog link is shared instances (servers) where followers live will send a request to his blog to generate a preview. odd.blog/2023/01/02/the…

  • Share to #Mastodon Web Component v2.0 Released (via @justin) https://justinribeiro.com/chronicle/2022/12/30/share-to-mastodon-web-component-v2.0-released/

  • #Mastodon Verification of CodePen Profiles https://blog.codepen.io/2022/12/29/mastodon-verification-of-codepen-profiles/

  • Financial Times: "Twitter rival #Mastodon rejects funding to protect non-profit status" https://www.ft.com/content/de808736-2e05-4c3b-a53c-55b170ae9efd

  • I've played with #Mastodon since 2018 (I know, still not as far back as many old timers). Still has that Twitter-2009 feel to it.

  • Not sure what mention if any I'll get of my actions on #Mastodon but I got asked a few times why I didn't talk about certain subjects on #Twitter (check my bio). Long story short (overall) I primarily use social media for tech (learning, discovering, sharing), funny stuff, and some up-building conversation. I avoid certain…

  • HAPPY ZOMBIE WEEK FOR THOSE WHO CELEBRATE. The week where EVEN IF people/clients were at work they wouldn't be REALLY working. For me especially when I was 100% freelancing this is the time I would "do/play/work on whatever you want" to get recharged for the new year. So I'm already building out my social homebase.…

  • I like to always follow at least a few people outside my tech circles (so non-Mac users, non-PHP, non #WordPress, etc.). Avoid the crazy fan people but get enough tech insight from outside my bubble. #Mastodon so far is filling that need well.

  • Interesting: Mammoth (#Mastodon client) is going to run their own server to make sign-up less confusing. "We are integrating an easy use Create An Account feature that is connected to https://moth.social/" Was beginning to wonder if this was going to happen, and if it will be a trend (like managed #WordPress hosting companies making on…

  • One of the better things on #Mastodon vs #Twitter (so far) is here there's almost a complete lack of 🧵 posts that would go on and on.

  • A "#Mastodon Handy Links Page" from @oliphant – docs, utilities, directories, videos, etc. https://writer.oliphant.social/oliphant/mastodon-handy-links-page

  • Interesting. @washingtonpost now has #Mastodon linsk for authors in addition to email, linkedin, and #RSS. washingtonpost.com/people/drew-ha…

  • I share non-pop opinions about #Mastodon and others' as well if there's a point and not to shame. The "different servers" thing? On bottom of my Mastonicpicks (ha) but maybe because i haven't run into "draconic rules" yet. "Ideal solution would be to distribute all these users between many small and generic instances w/ no…

  • Using #Mastodon to power blog comments (via @gmph) https://grahammacphee.com/writing/mastodon-blog-comments #fediverse #opensource

  • Reading about @PixelFed – basically #Mastodon for photos (maybe a Flickr or Instagram type of thing). #opensource pixelfed.org

  • @kraft time to maybe restart that too. Or do a barcamp style event based on #Mastodon and #openweb.

  • Even w/ #Mastodon UI limitations and quirks, I acknowledge that (for me) the past 2 months has felt like the early days of #Twitter (pre-2011?): 👉🏻 People figuring out "how to use it"👉🏻 One-person teams, hobbyists playing w/ APIs and quick building tools and apps.👉🏻 Positively talking about the network ON the network.👉🏻 New memes…

  • @justinf I think i want to limit #Mastodon for more tech related discussions and discoveries (part of the reason why i picked phpc as my instance). Twitter, loosy goosey, or eventually just a way to keep in touch and broadcast from my site.

  • Toot! – a #Mastodon client – is currently #1 in Apple's App Store for social networking apps (paid). Over on free, the official Mastodon client is #9. https://www.mobileaction.co/top-apps/social-networking-6005/ios/us